Joseph J. Gaines MD
1230 baxter st, Athens, Ga., 30606 | (706) 389-2425
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Who Patients See Before and After This Provider
Providers often refer their patients to a small network of other providers and organizations. Here’s who patients saw the most patients within 30 days before or after this provider, from Jan. 2012 to June 2013.
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ST. MARY'S HEALTH CARE ...
ATHENS REGIONAL MEDICAL...
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Joseph J. Gaines
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This Provider's Services
CATEGORYDescription of Service |
Times Performed (or Units) | This Service's Rank | Patients | Unique Visits Per Patient |
Billed to Medicare | Payments from Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYPathology examination of tissue using a microscope, inter... + Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity × Service Code: 88305Performed in a facility |
1,693 times performed, 49% of his services |
1st 1st most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
1,066 patients got this service, 81% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$355,530an average of $210 per time performed |
$47,404 an average of $28 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYTissue or cell analysis by immunologic technique Service Code: 88342Performed in a facility |
503 times performed, 15% of his services |
2nd 3rd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
291 patients got this service, 22% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$75,450an average of $150 per time performed |
$15,593 an average of $31 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYPreparation of tissue for examination by removing any cal... + Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present × Service Code: 88311Performed in a facility |
363 times performed, 11% of his services |
3rd 10th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
350 patients got this service, 27% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$24,684an average of $68 per time performed |
$3,267 an average of $9 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYPathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moder... + Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity × Service Code: 88304Performed in a facility |
164 times performed, 5% of his services |
4th 8th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
149 patients got this service, 11% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$22,468an average of $137 per time performed |
$1,312 an average of $8 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYPathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moder... + Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity × Service Code: 88307Performed in a facility |
158 times performed, 5% of his services |
5th 4th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
117 patients got this service, 9% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$47,716an average of $302 per time performed |
$9,638 an average of $61 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYPathology examination of tissue during surgery Service Code: 88331Performed in a facility |
97 times performed, 3% of his services |
6th 13th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
70 patients got this service, 5% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$22,116an average of $228 per time performed |
$4,365 an average of $45 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYSpecial stained specimen slides to examine tissue includi... + Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report × Service Code: 88313Performed in a facility |
93 times performed, 3% of his services |
7th 7th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
45 patients got this service, 3% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$7,440an average of $80 per time performed |
$837 an average of $9 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYEvaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation an... + Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report × Service Code: 88173Performed in a facility |
65 times performed, 2% of his services |
8th 14th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
58 patients got this service, 4% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$16,770an average of $258 per time performed |
$3,380 an average of $52 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYCell examination of body fluid Service Code: 88104Performed in a facility |
57 times performed, 2% of his services |
9th 48th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
32 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$6,783an average of $119 per time performed |
$1,197 an average of $21 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYPathology examination of specimen during surgery Service Code: 88332Performed in a facility |
43 times performed, 1% of his services |
10th 35th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
25 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$5,289an average of $123 per time performed |
$989 an average of $23 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYSpecial stained specimen slides to identify organisms inc... + Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report × Service Code: 88312Performed in a facility |
38 times performed, 1% of his services |
11th 5th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
27 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$3,762an average of $99 per time performed |
$760 an average of $20 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYPathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high ... + Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity × Service Code: 88309Performed in a facility |
28 times performed, 0.81% of his services |
12th 20th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
27 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$14,700an average of $525 per time performed |
$3,024 an average of $108 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYCell examination of body fluid Service Code: 88106Performed in a facility |
26 times performed, 0.76% of his services |
13th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in GA perform this service |
24 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$2,756an average of $106 per time performed |
$364 an average of $14 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYEvaluation of fine needle aspirate Service Code: 88172Performed in a facility |
23 times performed, 0.67% of his services |
14th 26th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
22 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$3,795an average of $165 per time performed |
$598 an average of $26 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYBone marrow, smear interpretation Service Code: 85097Performed in a facility |
23 times performed, 0.67% of his services |
15th 25th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
21 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$3,082an average of $134 per time performed |
$828 an average of $36 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYPathology examination of specimen during surgery Service Code: 88334Performed in a facility |
21 times performed, 0.61% of his services |
16th 47th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
21 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$3,927an average of $187 per time performed |
$588 an average of $28 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYService Code: 76098Performed in a facility |
17 times performed, 0.49% of his services |
17th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in GA perform this service |
13 patients got this service, 0.99% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$1,309an average of $77 per time performed |
$102 an average of $6 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYPathology examination of tissue using a microscope Service Code: 88302Performed in a facility |
16 times performed, 0.46% of his services |
18th 39th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
16 patients got this service, 1% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$1,600an average of $100 per time performed |
$80 an average of $5 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYService Code: 88108Performed in a facility |
14 times performed, 0.41% of his services |
19th 16th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
13 patients got this service, 0.99% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$1,596an average of $114 per time performed |
$238 an average of $17 per time performed |
Sources: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, National Plan and Provider Enumeration System, American Medical Association
Services that begin with a letter come from CMS. All other codes and descriptions of the medical procedures are from the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set, copyright 2013 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Where practical, AMA’s consumer friendly translation of the CPT descriptor was used. ProPublica has received permission from the AMA to use these codes on this site.
Notes: This provider has a self-reported specialty of "Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology." In some cases the self-reported specialty may differ from the specialty listed above, which comes from Medicare. Medicare redacted this data for any services provided to fewer than 11 patients.
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